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HICKS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3785 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mereweather, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Burrinjuck, Yass Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Foreman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burrinjuck Dam Great War Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3785, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3785, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3785, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hicks and Alice J. Hicks of Merewather, NSW
Husband of Sybil Grace Hicks nee Brown of Minter Street, Canterbury, NSW. George and Sybil married during 1913c in Narrandera, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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